Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Harper County
Population loss as in major -- 50% or more. Source : Wikipedia ( Harper County , Buffalo ) Buffalo is the county seat of Harper County . P opulation loss by degrees: 80-89% , 70-79% , 60-69% , 50-59%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree: 23.8% - Harper County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 17.3% - Harper County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Harper County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1948, when Harry Truman beat Thomas Dewey by 2.4 percentage points. In 1964, Barry Goldwater beat LBJ by 5.3 percentage points, and third-party candidate George Wallace received 15 % of the vote in 1968. Town of Buffalo Public Library Related reading: Local newspapers are important, threatened. (Tulsa World , 10/20/2018) A pretty depressing comprehensive report from the University of North Carolina’...